Originally Posted by
I Like To Ride
Use it or loose it. The reason people loose their ability to walk down safely is simply because they stopped doing it or are not doing it often enough.
In many ways I truly agree. And yep, I used to think that.
I am somewhat more educated now days. There is a thing called normal wear and tear. As you age those ligaments and tendons get more stiff and often lengthen. Then that Distal End of the Femur starts to ride forward over the Periosteial layer of the Tibial Head. This is the mechanics of walking down. No way out of it. Cycling can strengthen those tendons and ligaments and preserve positioning in the knee, there by limiting the Walking Down symptoms. Some times this walking down pain can be so bad that people will turn around and walk down backwards, Ha.
I will stand behind your statement though. Use it or loose it... Yep...